Complete axillary dissection without drainage for the surgical treatment of breast cancer: a randomized clinical trial

Complete axillary dissection without drainage for the surgical treatment of breast cancer: a randomized clinical trial

OBJECTIVE: This randomized clinical trial evaluated the possibility of not draining the axilla following axillary dissection. METHODS: The study included 240 breast cancer patients who underwent axillary dissection as part of conservative treatment. The patients were divided into two groups dependi...

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Main Authors: Ruffo Freitas-Junior, Luís Fernando Jubé Ribeiro, Marise Amaral Rebouças Moreira, Geraldo Silva Queiroz, Maurício Duarte Esperidião, Marco Aurélio Costa Silva, Rubens José Pereira, Rossana Araújo Catão Zampronha, Rosemar Macedo Sousa Rahal, Leonardo Ribeiro Soares, Danielle Laperche dos Santos, Maria Virginia Thomazini, Cassiana Ferreira Silva de Faria, Régis Resende Paulinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Breast Cancer
Breast-conserving Surgery
Lymph Node Excision
Drainage
Postoperative Complications
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322017000700426&lng=en&tlng=en

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